[maxmsp] Surround sound/Panning in Max

can someone point me in the direction of some resources for using max with surround. I am doing some work at a planetarium, and we have 17 inputs to dedicated speakers, 16.1, and want to have max control the whole thing in conjunction with the LAKE software, so any help would be nice. im not looking for a blow by blow, just a good place to start reading, thanks!